The Unit focuses on the transdisciplinary study of themes related to memory and space, cultural heritage in its tangible and intangible forms, environmental history, rural and urban landscapes, population mobility, religious practices, information management, media studies, digital cultures, info-communication literacy, creative industries and entrepreneurship, and a host of other themes that intersect in order to produce knowledge at the service of the national and international scientific community and to respond to societal challenges.
Activities
- CITCEM has integrated researchers, doctoral students with scholarships from the National Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and collaborators linked to various institutions;
- The Unit is organised into seven Research Groups: Education and Societal Challenges; Information, Communication and Digital Culture; Literature and Intercultural Dialogues; Material and Immaterial Heritage; People, Markets and Policies; Sociabilities and Religious Practices; Territories, Landscapes and the Environment;
- CITCEM has been working closely with local entities and independent institutions, implementing a strong regional link that allows it to catalyse successful national and international partnerships;
- The Unit is also closely linked to postgraduate teaching in courses linked to the Department of History, Political and International Studies (DHEPI), the Department of Heritage Studies (DCTP), the Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies (DEPER) and the Department of Communication and Information Sciences (DCCI) at FLUP.